New one pound coin UK

chris_newton · Post by **chris_newton** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 11:55 am

Ok I know it's not being introduced until 2017. But I'm guessing this will have an impact on all current fruit machines out there?

Just a thought

doingthem · Post by **doingthem** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 12:27 pm

spa · Post by **spa** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 6:49 pm

Apparently they work in current hoppers. Most video fruits can learn a token/coin, so a quick change of the routing plug (token to £1 hopper) and it should be good to go..... hopefully.

Not sure on reel based but I guess they can learn tokens aswell.

If not mechs will need to be reprogrammed.

buzzer · Post by **buzzer** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 6:57 pm

the new coin has flat edges so i suspect there will be issues with azcoyn hoppers.

also suspect there will be problems with certain cabinets like old astra cabinets , party time, bullion bars etc.

these all rely on the coin rolling for the machine to function properly.

jeffvickers · Post by **jeffvickers** » Wed Oct 28, 2015 10:57 am

The nail in the coffin of any remaining Barcrests

Roll_With_It_Russ · Post by **Roll_With_It_Russ** » Wed Oct 28, 2015 8:05 pm

Tito in arcades/bingo halls should be the standard on machines

AMK · Post by **AMK** » Thu Oct 29, 2015 6:25 pm

Yeah. I've seen a bar-X with Tito. Just doesn't seem right.

Oscar · Post by **Oscar** » Thu Oct 29, 2015 7:45 pm

By the time the new £1 coin is released the stakes will have gone up to a fiver.

Wayne2473 · Post by **Wayne2473** » Thu Oct 29, 2015 10:52 pm

What do you mean by that? I have 6 classic barcrest machines! (Addams family, big game, sheik yer money, etc) surely I can just have the coin mechs re programmed??

buzzer · Post by **buzzer** » Fri Oct 30, 2015 3:32 pm

Wayne2473 wrote:What do you mean by that? I have 6 classic barcrest machines! (Addams family, big game, sheik yer money, etc) surely I can just have the coin mechs re programmed??

coinmechs won't be a problem.

certain hoppers and certain cabinets might cause some unforseen issues.

chris_newton · Post by **chris_newton** » Tue Dec 15, 2015 1:39 pm

I also have a Barcrest pacman game, im hoping it can be converted to support the new pound coin when it comes out, any ideas roughly how much it would be to convert a machine over to accept the new coin?

buzzer · Post by **buzzer** » Tue Dec 15, 2015 3:51 pm

all you would need is coinmech update or replaced.

apparently the coin similer in size to current one, so hopper might be ok.

£30-£40 for coinmech?